Dear List Members,
I've come across a passage in a Buddhist text which describes the benefits of offering kārīṣi at a caitya.
I assume that this refers to dry cow dung based on Monier-Williams but also Turner's A comparative dictionary of Indo-Aryan languages. I'm not sure for what purpose this would be used ritually. Would it be smeared on the caitya or perhaps used as fuel? Could this word have been used for such a reason instead of gomaya?
Any references or ideas would be greatly appreciated.